Mediation services for media, sports & entertainment

Substantial experience in leading high-stakes mediations, ensuring a balance is achieved between the sensitivities and commercial realities of a dispute.

Understanding your drivers

While cost may not always be the main concern in many media, sports and entertainment cases, confidentiality and privacy may be. We have handled a substantial number of mediations where confidentiality and keeping matters out of the public domain has been paramount.

Strong, consistent performance

Track record in securing early settlement through robust, no-nonsense approach to mediation.

Mark was on top of the facts and fully understood that this was not just about money.

Mediation experience for media, sports & entertainment:

Experienced in mediating the full range of disputes including:

Film and TV format rights issues

Defamation, libel, slander

Reputation management issues

Phone hacking litigation

Privacy infringement claims

Breach of confidence claims

Player transfer and negotiation break-downs

Disputes between governing bodies and clubs

Intellectual property disputes

Sporting disputes

Rule K arbitrations

Unfair prejudice and derivative claims

Why mediate?

Mediation is an independent process involving intervention by an unbiased third party to resolve a dispute.

Courts now expect parties to litigation to settle. In most cases, mediation offers a more commercially-viable and cost-effective approach to dispute resolution.

Mediation works.

We have settled over 90% of cases on the day of mediation, or shortly after.

Litigation is expensive.

Court fees were increased substantially in 2015. Mediation is a financially attractive alternative.

Litigation is time-consuming.

It can take years for cases to come to trial. A mediation can be arranged in a few weeks.

Confidentiality.

The entire mediation process is confidential – before, during and after.

Address the issues.

Mediation allows people to “get things off their chest” without the stress of appearing in court.

Cost.

The cost benefits of attempting mediation compared with not are overwhelming.

Parties ‘own’ the result.

The mediator assists them in trying to reach a negotiated settlement, which can be binding, rather than a court imposing a decision outside the control of the parties.

Commercial outcomes.

Mediation offers outcomes that no court could achieve – new commercial agreements (however much they seemed unlikely!) are common.